Quest in a museum

Building a VR-Museum in a Museum

Past years have seen the exploitation of multimedia techniques and lately the introduction of virtual reality methods to create new forms of presentation for museums' exhibitions. Virtual Reality can offer a number of advantages to museums, offering a way to overcome some common problems like the lack of space or the need of visitors to interact with the exhibits. A broad categorisation of virt...

[Emílio Goeldi and the Paraense Museum: in quest of an understanding of nature in the Amazon].

Multimedia in Museum, Museum in Multimedia

The main product of MM for use in the registration activity is the Database (DB) on the artefacts of the museum collections, combining text, images, and graphics. The quality of the images must be appropriate at least to current television standards. The application of such technology will allow the display of images and descriptions on any specific artwork or group of artworks, such as is usua...

A unique museum in Mumbai--Acworth Leprosy Museum.

The newly expanded Acworth Leprosy Museum at Wadala, Mumbai which was opened by the Municipal Commissioner, Dr. Jairaj Phatak, on 9th June 2009, is not just about a disease. It holds a mirror to Indian society through the ages, by depicting how it dealt with a dreaded, misunderstood as highly infectious, and apparently incurable deforming disease (Figure 1). The ‘Homeless Leper Asylum’ (today b...

A 3d Virtual Museum

Spaţiile virtuale 3D devin din ce în ce mai mult utilizate, de la jocuri până la aplicaţii industriale, medicale, militare sau ştiinţifice. Unele dintre cele mai importante aplicaţii ale acestora sunt în e-learning şi edutainment. Lucrarea de faţă prezintă elementele constitutive şi aspecte ale creării unui”muzeu virtual 3D”, pornind de la experienţa autorilor în dezvoltarea aplicaţiei software...